Cessna 172N N75584
31 March 1987 · Oakland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1987 at about 17:58 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75584, operated by Alameda Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Oakland, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metro Oakland Intl (OAK)
- Coordinates
- 37.8106, -122.3005
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N75584
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alameda Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA87MA023
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT 0954:54, PLT OF PIPER PA-32RT, N39614, RPRTD 9 MI NORTH FOR LNDG. TWR CONTROLLER (NORTH CTLR) TOLD HIM TO PLN FOR A RGT ENTRY TO RWY 27R. AT 0955:32, A STUDENT PLT & INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN CESSNA 172N, N75584, WERE CLRD FOR TKOF ON RWY 33 WITH A 'RIGHT TURN OUT' IAW NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. APRX 2 MIN LATER, THE PA-32 PLT RPRTD TURNING DOWNWIND OVER A PROMINENT LND MARK. THE TWR CTLR REPLIED THAT THE PA-32 WAS 'NOT IN SIGHT' & CLRD THE PLT TO LND ON RWY 27R. NO FURTHER X-MISSIONS WERE RCVD FM EITHER ACFT. THE 2 ACFT COLLIDED NRLY HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 1000' MSL, APRX 1 MI NORTH OF THE DEP ENDOF RWY 33. THE CESSNA CRASHED INTO A PG&E FACILITY & BURNED; A SECURITY GUARD WAS INJURED THERE. THE PA-32 CRASHED IN A NRBY BAY. INV REVEALED TWR PSNL HAD NOT PROVIDED TRAFFIC ADZY TO EITHER ACFT & THAT THE BRITE RADAR WAS OUT-OF-SVC FOR ROUTINE MAINT. ARPT PSNL HAD POSTED SIGNS ARND THE ARPT WITH NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES W/O FAA APVL, WHICH EFFECTIVELY RDCD SEPN BTN DEPG/ARRG ACFT. FAA TFC MGR DID NOT ORDER MODIFICATION OR RMVL OF SIGNS WHEN HE LEARNED OF THEIR PRESENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172N 172N | N75584 | Alameda Aero Club | Destroyed |
| Piper PA-32RT-300 PA-32RT-30 | N39614 | - | Destroyed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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